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Nearly a year after Helene, some WNC roads still limited to local traffic
While Bat Cave, Chimney Rock and Lake Lure are reopening to visitors, closed roads remain a challenge
3 weeks ago
Study smarter, not harder: Tips for the new school ear
Learning how to study effectively is critical to academic success
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Stormy week: WNC faces rain, beaches flirt with Hurricane Erin
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms expected through Tuesday night, with potential for flash flooding
3 weeks ago
Regular hours resume at Riverside Cemetery as debris removal is completed
Riverside Cemetery will return to its regular hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, beginning Monday, Aug. 18.
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School band store: Make heading back to school musical with Tempo Music
Tempo Music Center has been conducting music business for 50 years in Hendersonville, serving the community as a mom and pop resource for everything from instrument repair to music lessons.
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APD arrest gun-wielding juvenile after kid fled on bike
The Asheville Police Department has apprehended a juvenile who discharged a gun and damaged a vehicle on Friday afternoon before fleeing on a bicycle.
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Asheville area officials take flood recovery lessons to Texas
Meeting with local officials, they exchanged strategies for disaster preparedness and community resilience
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Firefighters weather storm, loss while renovating station
Flooding, tragedy delayed major remodeling project at Fairview Volunteer Fire Department
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YMCA to kick off Healthy Aging Month with healthy activities in Biltmore Park
The YMCA Healthy Aging Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5 at the Reuter Family YMCA in Biltmore Park.
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Crafty kids: Six Children’s Entrepreneur Markets to be held in Asheville area
The Children's Entrepreneur Market is an organization committed to teaching kids about money, sales and creativity through empowered entrepreneurship. The program, designed for 5 to 17 year olds, gives children an opportunity to hawk, sell and promote whatever products they want, from baked goods to handmade crafts.
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Buzzing into action: Asheville’s pollinator classes return
Those seeking certification must complete all 12 classes and participate in an outreach event and a habitat project
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Asheville wants volunteers to track bike, pedestrian activity
Annual counts help guide transportation improvements and measure multimodal trends
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Whitaker’s homer lifts Tourists past Dash
Asheville earns first six-game series win since June
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Weaverville man charged after deadly shooting
The victim was found at a home on Old NC 20 Highway
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Strangeville: Haunted History of Calvary Episcopal Churchyard in Fletcher, NC
Local legends at Calvary Episcopal Church in Fletcher, N.C., tell of a headless horseman, a gentle woman in white and a phantom rider whose stories have been passed down for generations.
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Tombstone Tales: Dr. George W. Fletcher, the mountain doctor who helped build a town
Dr. George Washington Fletcher helped shape the community that now bears his name and is buried at Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery in Fletcher, North Carolina
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Buddhist arts festival to be held Saturday at Asheville Community Theatre
Bodhi Fest, a Buddhist arts festival, is coming to downtown Asheville this weekend with workshops and performances in the disciplines of dance, music and film.
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Arden man carjacked, robbed at gunpoint in possible romance scam
The Asheville Police Department has arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery and carjacking in south Asheville Thursday evening and is investigating a woman suspected to be involved.
3 weeks ago
Drug bust at Murray Hill Park: APD seizes crack cocaine, MDMA, more in four arrests
Officers and detectives with the Asheville Police Department arrested four individuals in possession of narcotics at Murray Hill Park on Thursday afternoon following community complaints of drug activity in the area.
